Indonesian antitrust hearing probes fintech data center's role in alleged cartel
By Roffie Kuniawan ( January 9, 2026, 07:33 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia’s competition regulator is examining whether an industry-run data-sharing platform may have facilitated a cartel among online lenders, as hearings into alleged coordination on interest-rate caps approach their conclusion. The Indonesian Competition Commission this week questioned dozens of licensed peer-to-peer lenders on the role of the Fintech Data Center, or FDC, in setting maximum daily lending rates, probing whether the platform could have enabled coordination if members submitted interest-rate data that was accessible to other lenders.Indonesia’s competition regulator is examining whether an industry-run data-sharing platform may have facilitated a cartel among online lenders, as hearings into alleged coordination on interest-rate caps approach their conclusion....
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